Formation of monomer residues in PS, PC, PA-6 and PVC upon γ-irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1055-1059

  Young Park, Gun ^a   Yong Cho, Seung ^a   Hoon Jeon, Dae ^a,b   Shin Kwak, In ^b   Ho Lee, Kwang ^b   Park, H J ^a,c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caprolactam; Bisphenol A; Irradiation; Monomer residues; PA 6; PC; PS; PVC; Styrene monomer; Vinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PHENOLS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYSTYRENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

Ε-CAPROLACTAM; BISPHENOL-A; MONOMER RESIDUES; PA-6; STYRENE MONOMERS; VINYL CHLORIDE;

MONOMERS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CAPROLACTAM; MONOMER; POLYAMIDE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STYRENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 33746220206     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.12.039     Document Type: Article

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